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Page 16 2021 Fall Home Improvement LINCOLN DAILY NEWS Sept. 23, 2021 Recessed lighting is becoming a very popular form of ambient lighting, especially in areas such as kitchens where you want a good amount of light and no shadowy corners. The inset of the light source keeps the ceiling more streamline, provides great light, and allows for the addition of ceiling fixtures that act in the category of task lighting. However, a well-lit room comes with some consequences. To use recessed lighting in a sizeable room, you will have to have multiple units, several hole cuts in your ceiling and a lot of electrical wiring. For the most part, this is probably not a job for a do-it-yourselfer, and the cost will add up quickly. If you need to stick with what you have for now, there is a quick fix that will change the atmosphere of the room and is perfectly DIY. Installing dimmer switches that can adjust the amount of light will add to the feeling of warmth in a room. You can twist the knob to go from bright and cheery to warm and cozy. Dimmer switches are a perfect accent tool for great rooms with fireplaces, or to draw attention to lighting found in your task or accent categories. Task lighting is just what it sounds like, a light provided for a specific task such as reading or at the kitchen counter. In the kitchen, there is a wide array of under cabinet lighting options. Many are DIY friendly, such as strip lighting that mounts and plugs into a socket or a peel and stick tap light that is battery operated. The pitfalls of the mount and plug is that you have to deal with the cords and how to disguise them or hide CONTINUED u